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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1916
Page
3
An OCR fragment shows a parade of patent medicines and ads for La Creole Hair Dressing Mississippi Diarrhoea Cordial Kline's Epilepsy Medicine Plantation Chill and Fever Tonic and Hanford's Balsam. The clipped text also includes a quip about a young woman losing a millionaire and an old colored person's age.
Crowds fill the Coliseum as Senator Charles Warren Harding of Ohio is elected temporary chairman. The opening session names committees on credentials permanent organization rules and order of business and adjourns until Thursday.
Census bureau reports Texas industrial expansion with factory output rising by about 38.4 million dollars to 361.3 million, capital investment up 66.7 million, and wages up 10.4 million. Establishments, employment, and value added by manufacture also show significant gains between 1909 and 1914.
Spring wool clip processing continues in Lampasas County as sheep are sheared and the wool hauled to town. The wool is stored in local warehouses awaiting sale by designated managers when market conditions permit.
In Houston Texas a preparedness parade drew more than 15 000 marchers and 50 000 additional supporters who applauded along the streets Saturday aiding the visible show of readiness.
Excitement mounts over a natural gas well on the Woodall farm thirty miles east of Temple Texas, producing about one and a half million cubic feet of gas daily. The discovery promises significant local energy potential and economic impact for the Temple area.
Port Arthur reports the menhaden fleet of three power boats caught 6 720 barrels of fish in the last week in May, signaling a strong run for sabine fisheries this season.
Huntsville Texas voters approved sewerage and street paving bonds totaling 30000 dollars in an election held Saturday to fund improvements for the town square.
President Wilson signed the army reorganization bill Saturday in Washington, the first of the preparedness measures approved by Congress in this session.
A quotation from James A. Garfield warns that youth expect sudden luck or windfalls for fame or fortune but nothing turns up without someone actively making it happen. The saying stresses personal effort over passive hope.
A young Sioux student in a government school attempted a paraphrase of a biblical line. After half an hour of effort he presented a paper with the legend The ghost is sure agreeable, but the meat la rotten.
The Texas state tax board completed preliminary valuations of intangible railroad assets totaling about 161 million dollars, up from 159 million last year, with a final Austin hearing set for June 19 to hear protests. Listings include numerous rail lines and bridge companies with specific valuations for each.
In April Texas reported 4190 births and 2381 deaths. Thirty five deaths were due to pellagra and tuberculosis caused 286 deaths. Diarrhea and enteritis killed 145 children under two and pneumonia claimed 140 victims. There were 38 sets of twins and one set of triplets in Fannin County. 27 people died by suicide and homicides matched that total.
The Texas Cotton Seed Crushers Association closed its twenty second annual convention in San Antonio with Charles Duboge of Alice elected president. It adopted a resolution praising the Texas Industrial Congress and pledged several hundred dollars, with an estimated total of about one thousand dollars to support further enterprises.
Mrs Josiah Evans Cowles of Los Angeles California was chosen president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs by a large majority over Mrs Samuel B Sneath of Tiffin Ohio at the convention’s close Thursday The 1916 state presidents formed a new organization naming Mrs Percy V Pennybacker of Texas as honorary president and Mrs George W Perkins of Boston president
Dario Resta easily clinched the sixth annual international sweepstakes on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, circling 300 miles in 3 hours 36 minutes 10.08 seconds for an 83.26 mph average. Wilbur d'Alene finished second in 3:39:45.05. Ralph de Palma completed 300 miles of last year’s dime grand at 30.21 mph.
A major fire Tuesday destroyed two large lumber yards in Grahau Texas and damaged nearby residences. The blaze threatened the town for hours before being contained. No injuries are reported and investigators will probe the cause.
Vintage ads promote Cuticura cleansing soap and ointment for clear skin and healthy hair with a mail sample offer. Another ad touts Renovine as a heart and nerve tonic, urging timely use to prevent heart damage and listing a price of one dollar.
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